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Intermediate

Don't Despair!

Choreographed by Gary Lafferty🇬🇧 & Marie Lafferty🇬🇧
Music: What Becomes of the Broken Hearted by Bluelagoon
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32counts4walls0tags0restarts8views0videos
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Created: 12/30/1999
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32 Count, 4 Wall
9/27/2025
Preferred intro is 64 counts, starting on main vocals. Dance should finish on home wall after 8 repetitions
BEHIND-SIDE-CROSS, SIDE-ROCK & CROSS; SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE, IN FRONT, SIDE-ROCK, CROSS
1&2
Cross right foot behind left, step left foot to side, cross right foot over left
3&4
Rock left foot to side, recover onto right foot, cross left foot over right
5&6&
Step right foot to side, cross left behind right, step right foot to side, cross left over right
7&8
Rock right foot to side, recover onto left foot, cross right foot over left
BUMP LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT, ¼ TURN, BUMP RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT
1&2
Step left foot to left and bump hips to left, bump hips to right, bump hips to left (weight to left)
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Turn ¼ right and hitching right knee slightly
3&4
Step right foot to side and bump hips to right, bump hips to left, bump hips to right
ROLLING TURN TO LEFT WITH SHUFFLE
5-6
Turn ¼ left and step left foot forward, turn ½ left and step right foot back
7&8
Turn ¼ left and step left foot to left, step right foot beside left, step left foot to side
RIGHT CROSS-ROCK & SIDE, LEFT CROSS-ROCK & ¼ TURN
1&2
Rock right foot across left, recover onto left foot, step right foot to side
3&4
Rock left foot across right, recover onto right foot, turn ¼ left and step left foot forward
HITCH-POINT ¼ TURN (TWICE); SYNCOPATED JAZZ BOX WITH ¼ TURN RIGHT
&5
Hitch right knee, turn ¼ left and touch right foot to side
&6
Hitch right knee, turn ¼ left and touch right foot to side
7&8
Cross right foot over left, step left foot back, turn ¼ right and step right foot forward
LEFT MAMBO FORWARD, RIGHT MAMBO BACK; SWITCH & HITCH & HEEL & POINT
1&2
Rock left foot forward, recover onto right foot, step left foot beside right
3&4
Rock right foot back, recover onto left foot, step right foot beside left
5&
Touch left foot to side, step left foot beside right
6&
Hitch right knee, step right foot beside left
7&8
Touch left heel forward, step left foot beside right, touch right foot to side
REPEAT